Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-26
BRITISH RULE IN INDIA.
Dulup Sfghn, Despoiied Nahsrajah. on
the Wrongs Of Bis People-Hls Deal.
ings with the British Government
Told for the First Zine How His
Dominsnas wors Taken from Him and
Why He is Now tn Russia.
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C7n1e1CE@ioa. But, having et last given
up al hope Of success, the Prince has
now become q Russian subject, and to-day,
for the first time, tells the whole story O!
his wrongs, which it is his wish, the New
World should also know. Hence the orr
gin OF tlis letter, which depicts another
black page in the history OF English rule
in India.
would also cell attention to the po-
lIticsl importance Of this detection.
When comes the Inevitable struggle be
tween England and Russia for suprema-
CO IN the IS. east, then the son Of the
Lion OF the Pun ab may play decisive
part. THEODORE STANTON.
Moscow, Sept. IL SIN not the grand
son Of the Lion of the Punjab, as the ora-
Gle OF Printing House Squsre sfIirms. I
am his son. l never asked for more from
the government OF IudiS then what con-
sidered myst If Justly entitled TO, my claim
having been admitted and acknowledged
by one OF the high Law Lords Of the
British House Of Peers, by virtue Of the
treaty Ct annexation, providing that
should receive annually the sum Of not
less that four lakhs Of rupees or G40,-
C00), and not exceeding i've lakhs Of ru-
PEGS $50, 00O), fer the maintenance Of
myself, ny relatives End servants Of
state, most OF whom have long since
passed over 10 the msjorj;y; but l never
received more than E25, 900 per annum. l
never exceeded nv income, but it became
strsitened aud inadequate Owing TO the
generally pervadiGG agricultural depress-
ion)to support the rank guaranteed 30 me
by England under the treaty in question.
HN Tlr e-7H ho Dit
ism g0vernmeut-Whicn assumed nv
guardianship, and which bound itself
during my minority 10 protect me on
the throne Of the PGDlab, and to keep
Pe8Ce in my dOminiC2s, receiving some
E220, 900 per 2nnum from the revenues OF
my kingdom for the support Of the Brit
ish troops who occupied the country in
my nCme and on my behsh, 10 restore TO
me my private family estates, salt mines,
and other personal property which my
father, Runjeet Singh, in his capacity IS
ONE OF THE NATIVE sIEDARs,
or chiefs Of the Sikh Nation, mad inner
tied from MS ancestors, before he as
suned TIE sovereignty OF the PUnjab, be-
cause By The terms of The treaty eli 81
nax2tton state property only, and not
privste property, falls under the ban Of
condscsJion.
However, % the administration Of In
dis, WITH i1s usual arbitrary fashion, aud
in utter disregard either OF facts or re-
speCt for the rights Of others, denied The
existence OF nag private property, before
the Queen, who had most grac' ouSly in
teresred herself il the matter on nv be-
half, l begged Of the Marquis Of Sails
bury, as me prime minister Of England
10 grant Cle tribunal composed OF TIE
Isw lords q the House OF Peers to inves-
tigate ana pronounce Judgment on my
Claims, but MS lDCCs5ip, through his sec
r2rary enough the sovereign always her
self replied 10 me letters I ever addressed
har) ref1set 70 appoint such q tribunal,
whose verdict l had bound myself to sc
ceIt as final even though It bad awarded
Me but . single f2rJhing damages.
My salt mines i the Punjab produce
anEualIy some E40G, 600, SIS recorded il
the official government documents, snt
this revenue l claimed; but it is inaccu
rate to state that l wished the poor tax
payers Of India should be mulcted in or
der to pay for"my extravaganza " even i
any such had been proved 10 have ever
existed.
Although the wretched taxpayers o.
India sre eunuslly mulcted for the extern
Of some ga, 5000 on account CT home
government charges and payment of pen
siCns to
THE RETIRED INDIAN OFFICIALS,
who have already grown rich upon tht
spoil of my unfortunate countrymen
never one word OF complaint has beer
uttered; and because | asked for simpl,
Justice, and nothing but jnstlCe, from Z
Christian nation, g veritaOle avalanche o.
falSehood and misrepresentation hs.
been poured by EagLshmen on my de
voted head in order TO hide the real bear
ing of the question from the genera
British public.
Besides bearing in mind the fact tbs
my kingdom had been wroDgfully appro
pristed to his own use by my unscrupu
lOus Christian guardian, why should En-
gland have strained gnat while swal
lowing camel?
The real reason, however, why thu
Marquis Of Salisbury refused to appoin
the court OF arbitration (though he re
ferred me TO the government Of India
where, by the by, wss accordingly
ABOUT to take up my residence when ar-
rested at Aden), doubtless were first tht
Discrimination to disgorge 1ll-gotteI
plumber, and, secondly, the fact that tina
tribunal would have been the means O
bringing to light one OF the blackeS
chapters OF the history Of the so-cellet
British couquests in India circum
stance with which also the Indian Coun
ell IS well acquainted.
Some three days before l quilted Ell
gland, Sir owen Burns, from the Indi
office, WAS sent privately to offer me ESQ,
O0O IN full satisfaction CT I'll my
CLAIMS UPON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
provided that would not proceed to IN
(iia. He at the same time intimated to N
that, if did not obey sny instruction
which the Viceroy might give to me O
my landing in that country, | would sub
lect myself both 10 imprisonment ga
stoppsge Of nv stipend. But, in reply,
simply laughed in his face, just to sho'
him that l scorned an insulting propos
ton, that conveyed such threat in th
name of the administration Of India
ne, the son OF the Lion OF the PunJab.
However, il was the outrage of the 81
rest inflicted upon me, on my arrival &
Alden, which, ike tee last straw tn:
broke the Camel's back, transformed II
loyalty into bitter hate of the enemy
nv race; for then, and only then, II
ewes for the first time were opened 10 ii
chat NO ros%ta- how Ionp ono re